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interesting option.  Yes, I can tell users that they have to manually delete
a sub-tree and re-run the configure step and then rebuild the top level
project.  But realistically that isn't going to fly for the majority of
users, especially the Visual Studio users.  They just want to select build,
or rebuild and expect it to work.

If I get some spare time I will investigate further what would be involved.

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Glenn

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<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 7 July 2011 15:15, David Cole <span d=
ir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:david.cole at kitware.com">david.cole at kitware=
.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma=
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<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><br><div>I&#39;m sure that what you want to do i=
s possible. I&#39;m also sure that it&#39;s a huge effort to get it to work=
 with all CMake generators. It will also be difficult to write a good test =
of the functionality.<br>

<br>Furthermore, I view it as largely unnecessary work...<br><br>...because=
 a full file-system-level clean of deleting the entire build tree, followed=
 by a quick configure with CMake of the top level project, followed by a re=
gular build has largely the same net result with negligible difference in t=
otal build time. If the difference in total build time is non-negligible, a=
nd really annoying to somebody, then this huge effort may well be worth it =
to them, at that point in time.<br>

<br>Right now, I&#39;m not convinced the extra effort and extra complicatio=
ns in the code are worthwhile additions to CMake.<br></div></div></blockquo=
te><div><br>I understand where you&#39;re coming from on the resources fron=
t.=A0 There would obviously be some effort required to get this to work pro=
perly.=A0 I&#39;m not convinced it is such a huge amount of work as you&#39=
;re suggesting, but then I don&#39;t know the source code as well as you do=
 :-)<br>
<br>From my point of view this does make using ExternalProject_Add() a less=
 interesting option.=A0 Yes, I can tell users that they have to manually de=
lete a sub-tree and re-run the configure step and then rebuild the top leve=
l project.=A0 But realistically that isn&#39;t going to fly for the majorit=
y of users, especially the Visual Studio users.=A0 They just want to select=
 build, or rebuild and expect it to work.<br>
<br>If I get some spare time I will investigate further what would be invol=
ved.<br><br>--<br>Glenn<br><br></div></div>

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